Kenneth G Wynn - Men of the Battle of Britain

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume

The 1939-1945 Star with the clasp Battle of Britain was issued to all aircrew from across the Empire and its allies who flew operationally with any of the squadrons listed below between the July 10th and October 31st 1940.

The following squadrons and units were eligible for the Battle of Britain clasp:

Squadrons

1, 1 (RCAF), 3, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 32, 41, 43, 46, 54, 56, 64, 65, 66, 72, 73, 74, 79, 85, 87, 92, 111, 141, 145, 151, 152, 213, 219, 222, 229, 232, 234, 235, 236, 238, 242, 245, 247, 248, 249, 253, 257, 263, 264, 266, 302, 303, 310, 312, 501, 504, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 607, 609, 610, 611, 615 and 616.

Flights

421, 422 and the Fighter Interception Unit

Fleet Air Arm

804 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons

Those pilots and other aircrew who may have been on the strength of any of the above units but who did not fly operationally, or those from other units who may have been in combat, did not receive the clasp.

A Supplementary Volume

Kenneth G. Wynn

A Supplementary Volume to the Biographical Directory of The Few

The pilots and aircrew from throughout the British Empire and its allies who flew with the Royal Air Force, Fighter Command, between July 10th and October 31st 1940, and earned the immediate award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp.

Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB, LLD(Hon), DSc(Hon) BSc, FRAeS, CCMI, RAF

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume

First published in 2020 by Frontline Books,

an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd,

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This Supplementary Volume to the Men of the Battle of Britain ,

the Biographical Directory of The Few, is published in association with

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO,

PO Box 337, West Malling, Kent, ME6 9AA.

www.battleofbritainmemorial.org

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO is the charity charged with caring for the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne in Kent. The Trust also works to preserve the memory of Churchills Few, the men who took part in the Battle of Britain and protected the United Kingdom from invasion in the summer and early autumn of 1940.

Copyright The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO, 2020

The right of Kenneth G. Wynn to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

ISBN: 978-1-52678-527-5

eISBN: 978-1-52678-528-2

Mobi ISBN: 978-1-52678-529-9

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